Why being alive matters

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-

  Menikoff, Jerry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; ASSISTED SUICIDE; DEATH; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; DONOR; ETHICS; EUTHANASIA; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; LONG TERM CARE; NOTE; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; DEATH; EUTHANASIA; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; SUICIDE, ASSISTED; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 0642369501     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/152651603321611863     Document Type: Article

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